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The good garden blog is about sharing garden inspiration and ideas from historic gardens around the world and some right next door. Garden stories explore garden history, design, and the garden people behind famous and not-so-famous gardens. My garden photographs span dozens of places across 5 continents. Please join me in celebrating good garden design.
For many things in life, bigger isn’t always better. Beatrix Farrand’s garden at Bellefield, in Hyde Park, New York, is a good example. Despite its relatively small size, Farrand employed many of her signature techniques. The garden at Bellefield is full of practical ideas that can be adapted to our gardens today...
Read MoreThe use of ornament in the garden can have a big impact. Ornaments provide focal points, reinforce the style of the garden, make us pause and think. They offer a delightful way to introduce personality into the garden. One of my favorite gardens uses flying pigs...
Read MoreShakespeare's fans have taken advantage of the author’s many plant references to create gardens inspired by the Bard himself – Shakespeare Gardens! We have one right here at Björklunden vid Sjön, Lawrence University’s campus outside of Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin. This garden is more than a pretty face...
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